Custom Projects
At ICI we are always up for a challenge. Our highly trained staff of thermographers are always willing to work with researchers to help them determine the best possible thermal imaging solution for their particular application. Infrared Cameras Inc. also offers custom and OEM thermal imaging cameras.
Our Engineering office, located in South Range, MI, is a state of the art facility allowing our engineering staff to build custom cameras, calibrate, and repair infrared cameras.
14 Thermal Camera System monitors Chevron-Texaco Critical Vessels
Our largest custom project consisted of 14 infrared cameras, the largest such system of its time, and it has been online for more than 6 years monitoring a Chevron-Texaco-designed gas separation system in Texas. The project was conceived and sold by our CEO, Gary Strahan, and the system has run without error continually, 24 hours, 7 days a week, for over 6 years.
Read the entire 14 Camera Project Article
Below you will find some of our recent custom projects.
Osh Kosh Fire Search and Rescue Vehicle Equipped with ICI Centurion Pan and Tilt Unit
Several Search and Rescue vehicles require thermal imaging equipment for extremely hazardous situations where reliability and accuracy can mean the difference between life and death. The Thermal Imaging Camera helps the rescue team find hotspots, victims, and visually interpret any firefighting situation in real time.
Texas Petrochemical Flare Monitoring with ICI Centurion in Enclosure
Our most recent project was a flare monitoring camera for a local petrochemical company. The set up includes our ICI Centurion in enclosure with a 200mm lens and our professional analysis software complete with alarming zones. The system monitors flares and their pilots continually for 24 hours, 7 days a week to ensure that the pilots on the flare are burning, keeping the company within EPA regulations. The system can also detect when valves have been left open, saving the company a potential of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in lost product. The system can also detect back burning in the flare tip system, which can potentially destroy the flare and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair.
Thermal remote sensing of tidal flat bathymetry and circulation
C. Chickadel and J. ThomsonApplied Physics Laboratory - University of Washington, Seattle
chickadel@apl.washington.edu
For this project the University of Washington fitted a Cessna with an ICI 7320 and Telephoto lens for aerial infrared mapping of tidal flat bathymetry and circulation. Tidal flats exhibit strong thermal gradients due to mixing water masses, solar heating and
latent and sensible heat flux. During a pilot experiment in August 2008, the thermal
signal of the Skagit Bay tidal flats in northwest Washington State was measured using
airborne and tower-based long-wave infrared imaging.
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